{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-49-118","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-49-118","heading":"Restrictions on licensees","body":"(a) A licensee shall not: (1) Allow a minor to place a wager; (2) Offer, accept, or extend credit to a bettor; (3) Directly advertise or promote sports wagering to minors. The council shall adopt rules specific to the manner in which a licensee may advertise its business operations as authorized by this part; (4) Offer or accept a wager on any event, outcome, or occurrence other than a sporting event, including, without limitation, a high school sporting event offered, sponsored, or played in connection with a public or private institution that offers education at the secondary level; or (5) Accept a wager from a person who is on the registry created and maintained by the council under § 4-49-112(c) . (b) A violation of this section is: (1) For a first offense, a Class B misdemeanor; and (2) For a second or subsequent offense, a Class A misdemeanor. Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-318 by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 30, eff. 1/1/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 27, eff. 1/1/2022. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.\n(a) A licensee shall not: (1) Allow a minor to place a wager; (2) Offer, accept, or extend credit to a bettor; (3) Directly advertise or promote sports wagering to minors. The council shall adopt rules specific to the manner in which a licensee may advertise its business operations as authorized by this part; (4) Offer or accept a wager on any event, outcome, or occurrence other than a sporting event, including, without limitation, a high school sporting event offered, sponsored, or played in connection with a public or private institution that offers education at the secondary level; or (5) Accept a wager from a person who is on the registry created and maintained by the council under § 4-49-112(c) .\n(1) Allow a minor to place a wager;\n(2) Offer, accept, or extend credit to a bettor;\n(3) Directly advertise or promote sports wagering to minors. The council shall adopt rules specific to the manner in which a licensee may advertise its business operations as authorized by this part;\n(4) Offer or accept a wager on any event, outcome, or occurrence other than a sporting event, including, without limitation, a high school sporting event offered, sponsored, or played in connection with a public or private institution that offers education at the secondary level; or\n(5) Accept a wager from a person who is on the registry created and maintained by the council under § 4-49-112(c) .\n(b) A violation of this section is: (1) For a first offense, a Class B misdemeanor; and (2) For a second or subsequent offense, a Class A misdemeanor.\n(1) For a first offense, a Class B misdemeanor; and\n(2) For a second or subsequent offense, a Class A misdemeanor.\nRenumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-318 by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 30, eff. 1/1/2022.","path":["TN Code","Title 4","Chapter 49"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"fb71502d8cb92fdc765e0e0a26a76a2c6cb77314ecb20a4de2f72813d3a2d81c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-49-117","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-49-119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}